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Commercial lease norms are outdated.
Feb 26, 2025
"At one time, MTV was hip, and suddenly it became outdated." - Prince
This article addresses the question of whether long-standing and generally accepted commercial lease norms are now outdated, given changing tenant requireme...
Can AI help a commercial tenant negotiate a lease? - Part 1
Jan 16, 2025
Part 1 – AI can help a commercial tenant negotiate a lease
This is part 1 of a 2-part series of insights on how AI can help commercial t...
Lease negotiation mistakes that harm SMEs
Nov 30, 2024
"Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won't have time to make them all yourself." - Alfred Sheinwold
Alfred Sheinwold was an American bridge player and an international team captain who would hav...
Commercial tenants need conflict-free advice
Nov 30, 2024
"Never take the advice of someone who has not had your kind of trouble." - Sydney J Harris
Seeking advice from the wrong person can lead commercial tenants into trouble. To assess a potential advisor's credentia...
Moving the dial: Commercial tenants start negotiating from the outside lane
Nov 21, 2024
When I was putting my thoughts together for this article I thought it would be interesting, and possibly useful, to ask ChatGPT for input. My first query was, “Do commercial leases in Australia favour the landlord and not the tenant”. Here is an e...
